Chinese insect fans Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 One of my friends travelled to New Zealand last week. He found some roaches there. I don't know their's name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 An adult and a nymph, they are from the Blattellidae family. They are the same species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Nice pics.. the fist I have seen before and they are in captivity I belive. The second I have no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Nice pics.. the fist I have seen before and they are in captivity I belive. The second I have no clue. This cockroach was found in New Zealand, too. My friend said that it smells like banana. And it can curl to a letter "C" when it was in danger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The first looks to me like Eurycotis sp., a bit like E. opaca (one species I've seen before). The others, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 The first one with the white stripes on the sides might be some type of Drymaplaneta and the black one possibly is this: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9061681#page/483/mode/1up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 http://esperancewildlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Insects%20-%20Cockroaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Another link you might like: http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/system/_blattod.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 According to the guide book I purchased from NZ long time ago, first species is Drymaplaneta semivitta. The adult and nymph in the second part might not be a same species by the way. Nymph appears to be Celatoblatta sp. whereas adult appears to be something in different genus (maybe an undescribed Parellipsidion sp?) Last one is Platyzosteria novaeseelandiae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Platyzosteria novaeseenlandiae now in Maoriblatta genus? http://cockroach.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178792 Something interesting about New Zealand, but not about cockroaches I think. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/49043/FNZ19Ramsay1990150.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 According to the guide book I purchased from NZ long time ago, first species is Drymaplaneta semivitta. The adult and nymph in the second part might not be a same species by the way. Nymph appears to be Celatoblatta sp. whereas adult appears to be something in different genus (maybe an undescribed Parellipsidion sp?) Last one is Platyzosteria novaeseelandiae. Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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